Photo: NYRA
Adding
drama to the Schuylerville, the first of seven 2-year-old graded stakes at the
Spa, is a new $100,000 bonus awarded by NYRA. Five of the seven fillies entered
in the six-furlong race are eligible for the bonus, awarded to any juvenile who
broke his or her maiden at Belmont Park or Aqueduct that goes on to win a
graded stakes at NYRA track in 2012.
“It’s
a great attempt by NYRA to spice up the 2-year-old program,” said
Pletcher, who is seeking his fifth Schuyerville victory with Can’t
Explain, who is 5-1 on the morning-line after her second-out maiden win on June
20. “It seems like the 2-year-old maiden races filled consistently, and
filled sooner. We’re looking forward to the possiblity of earning a
bonus, and hopefully Can’t Explain and some of our other 2-year-olds are
able to go on and get lucky and earn the bonus.”
Also
vying for the bonus will be the 5-2 morning-line favorite, Baby J, who was
purchased by Paul Pompa following her victorious debut on June 28; Fully
Living, who won on May 3 and the 4-1 third choice on the morning line; Mr Hall’s
Opus, a winner on May 2 and 15-1 on the morning line, and Sweet Shirley Mae, a
front-running winner on May 9 and the 7-2 second choice.
Completing
the field are Brown Eyes Blue, a winner at Churchill Downs on June 30, and So
Many Ways, who broke her maiden at Parx on June 9.
The field for the Grade 3, $150,000 Schuylerville:
|
PP
|
Horse
|
Jockey
|
Wgt
|
Trainer
|
Odds
|
|
1
|
Sweet Shirley Mae (KY)
|
R A Dominguez
|
119
|
W A Ward
|
7-2
|
|
2
|
Baby J (KY)
|
J Rosario
|
119
|
R E Dutrow, Jr.
|
5-2
|
|
3
|
Brown Eyes Blue (KY)
|
S Bridgmohan
|
119
|
D L Romans
|
6-1
|
|
4
|
Can't Explain (NJ)
|
J Lezcano
|
119
|
T A Pletcher
|
5-1
|
|
5
|
Fully Living (KY)
|
R Napravnik
|
119
|
K G McPeek
|
4-1
|
|
6
|
Mr Hall's Opus (KY)
|
R Maragh
|
119
|
K J Breen
|
15-1
|
|
7
|
So Many Ways (PA)
|
J Castellano
|
119
|
A W Dutrow
|
5-1
|